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*DJ Scratch has spoken out about Craig Mack‘s memorial service for the second time this week, clearing the rumors and speculations surrounding his accusations that “famous people” didn’t attend.
Following his initial post to Instagram about the lack of celebrities at the memorial, many were quick to criticize Mack’s former associates like Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for not attending.
But DJ Scratch has revealed that Diddy wasn’t aware of the memorial service in New York because Mack was “buried at a private service within 24 hours of his death on the grounds of his home, where he lived in affiliation with a controversial church community South Carolina,” per xxlmag.com
The DJ recently shared another Instagram post in which he described a conversation he had with Combs shortly after the service ended.
“I told him I just left the service, he said ‘They buried Craig already, what service are you talking about?!?’,” Scratch wrote. “He didn’t know about the memorial service.”
Scratch said Diddy offered to pay for Craig’s funeral expenses but the “religious community” the late-rapper belonged to wouldn’t allow it.
“Diddy respected their wishes,” he wrote. “Craig was immediately buried on the property where he lived.”
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In a now-deleted post, Scratch wrote:
When I left Craig’s memorial service I called @Diddy to thank him for giving Craig the platform for the world to know Craig Mack’s music. I told him I just left the service, he said “They buried Craig already, what service are you talking about?!?”. He didn’t know about the memorial service. @diddy offered to pay for Craig Mack’s funeral, but the religious community Craig was in declined. None of his Friends or colleagues were allowed to attend his funeral. Diddy respected their wishes. Craig was immediately buried on the property where he lived. Yesterday’s service was a memorial for Craig’s friends in NY & for fans to attend thrown by Craig’s childhood friend Alvin Toney. When I speak of Craig Mack, I speak of him BEFORE Bad Boy.
When I spoke at his service yesterday I mentioned that when I met Craig he’s was being bullied by his friends. So I kept him close to me because I didn’t like the way EPMD’s entourage treated him. Craig was the first Hit Squad member, he was on tour with EPMD, he was around while 4 Albums were recorded. Strictly Business, Unfinished Business, Business As Usual & Business Never Personal were all recorded while Craig was there but Craig never got one verse. When I found out he was sleeping in cars while we were away on tour I suggested he come on tour with us & be my assistant. Because the people he grew up with weren’t helping him. I didn’t understand that. Then EPMD broke up & everybody careers were in jeopardy BUT they all had record deals. Craig didn’t have a deal so he was assed out. After the breakup Alvin Toney took Craig to Puff & shit took off.
I was happy for Craig because he finally made it!!! Then Puff hired me to do scratches on Bad Boy Albums, like 112’s “Dance For Me” read the credits. Diddy knew my group broke up & he made me his DJ, provided opportunity for me when no one would as well as Craig. If you look at my post the day Craig passed I praised @Diddy for signing Craig because I saw what he went through. I said no famous people showed up to Craig’s memorial service was weird because I saw so much love online, but I didn’t see a line outside. If @Diddy didn’t say yes, there be no Flava in our ears. Salute Diddy!!!
According to Complex, in an Instagram note Wednesday evening, Scratch said the service—officiated by Dr. William A. Watson and Rev. Joe L. Brown—marked the first time he’s been “the only famous person to show up” at such an event. “Very weird day today, but what puts a smile on my face is that Lil Bro was at peace way before he passed away,” Scratch said. “That’s what matters most to me.”
In a separate post, Scratch gave a shout-out to the organizer of Mack’s New York memorial, Alvin Toney:
I want to Salute my Bro Alvin Toney. Alvin is the Man that put together Craig Mack’s NY Memorial service. I’ll give you a little history on Alvin Toney. Alvin was EPMD’s friend & bodyguard from Wyndanch Long Island. Alvin was knocking n#ggas out for E&P, I seent it lol. He was there from the beginning of EPMD’s career until the group broke up in 1992. A few years after the breakup, Alvin took Craig Mack to Puff & got him a deal on Bad Boy, the rest was history. Alvin was putting together a documentary for Craig right before he passed. He recorded 2 hours of footage with Craig talking about his life. Craig knew he wasn’t going to be here too long so he wanted to tell his story.
Toney—who produced Project: Funk Da World—was working on a documentary prior to Mack’s death earlier this month.
“Nobody got to understand his story,” Toney, who had spoken with Mack one week prior to his death, told the New York Daily News. “I wanted the world to know the talent he had.”
Mack died March 12 at the age of 47 after suffering heart failure at a hospital near Walterboro, South Carolina.
The sex cult where Mack died is reportedly run by a porn-obsessed pedophile who is known as “Satan in the flesh.”
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